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Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016

Filed:

May. 22, 2012
Applicants:

Bhaskar R. Gudlavenkatasiva, Tampa, FL (US);

Nityanand Sharma, Tampa, FL (US);

Ashraf Yussouff, Tampa, FL (US);

Premanand Sivakkolundhu, Tampa, FL (US);

Inventors:

Bhaskar R. Gudlavenkatasiva, Tampa, FL (US);

Nityanand Sharma, Tampa, FL (US);

Ashraf Yussouff, Tampa, FL (US);

Premanand Sivakkolundhu, Tampa, FL (US);

Assignee:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06F 21/35 (2013.01); G06F 21/34 (2013.01); G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/33 (2013.01); G06F 21/36 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/31 (2013.01); H04L 63/08 (2013.01); H04L 63/168 (2013.01); G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/313 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06F 21/33 (2013.01); G06F 21/34 (2013.01); G06F 21/35 (2013.01); G06F 21/36 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2101 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2103 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes receiving usage data associated with a user device. The usage data includes information based on at least one usage activity associated with one or more applications on the user device. The method may also include analyzing the usage data based on predetermined criteria and determining a security question and a corresponding answer based on the usage data. The security question and the corresponding answer are stored in an associated database. The method further includes providing the security question and the corresponding answer in response to a request for the security question and the corresponding answer. Access is provided to a system based on an input of the corresponding answer in response to the security question.


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